Scoop Tram Operator

Preliminary investigation finds employee operating loader over-traveled, falling down stope.

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

On September 29, 2025, at 3:28 p.m., Jeremy Smokey, a 37-year-old load haul dump (LHD) operator died after the LHD he was operating went over the edge of a stope and fell 72 feet into an open hole. The accident occurred because the mine operator did not ensure the operator of the LHD maintained control of the piece of mobile equipment while preparing for the backfilling process.

1. The mine operator did not ensure the operator of the LHD maintained control of the piece of mobile equipment while preparing for the backfilling process.

   Acción correctiva: The open stope policy provides information concerning protective measures which include placement of bumper blocks and CRF berms. All equipment operators who work around the stopes received training emphasizing the open stope policy, including stope set up, the backfill phase of mining, and maintaining control of the mobile equipment at all times.

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Hallazgos del informe final de investigación de la MSHA, que sustituye la narrativa preliminar anterior.

Actividad al momento del incidente

Load-Haul-Dump (Ug)

Subunidad / ubicación

UNDERGROUND

Ubicación subterránea

VERTICAL SHAFT

Método de minería

Conventional Stoping

Tipo de accidente

Golpeado contra un objeto en movimiento

Fuente de la lesión

MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY

Naturaleza de la lesión

CRUSHING

Parte del cuerpo afectada

MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)

Experiencia minera total

8 years

Experiencia en esta mina

0 years

Experiencia en este puesto

7 years

Grado de la lesión

FATALITY